diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9629b5e60fc..2dedeb4bc4b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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-- Issue #7776: Fix ``Host:'' header and reconnection when using
+- Issue #7776: Fix ``Host:`` header and reconnection when using
   http.client.HTTPConnection.set_tunnel(). Patch by Nikolaus Rath.
 
 - Issue #20968: unittest.mock.MagicMock now supports division.